Nancy Pelosi on the Humanities

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Channel: Chicago Humanities · 2012 · News & Politics

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March 3, 2012: Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi speaks about the importance of the humanities, quoting poet Percy Bysshe Shelly and the Book of Solomon. She concludes that both imagination and humility are important for the soul of the nation.

This is a highlight from the third annual Joanne H. Alter Women in Government talk. The entire talk is available here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBTRlVvdaFo

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